The German idea of militarism : radical and socialist critics, 1866-1914 / Nicholas Stargardt
1994, 1st edition. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #426400
ISBN: 052146692X
Physical description; xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-226) and index. Contents; Part I. The anti-militarist tradition, 1866-1900. 1. Democracy and cheap government. The idea of militarism. The parting of ways. The Social Democratic programme. Soldiers versus civilians. Citizens as tax payers -- 2. Social Democracy and the Fatherland. Military capacity and defence. The nation. Foreign policy. War scares and socialist internationalism. Conclusion -- 3. Karl Kautsky's theory of militarism. Marx, Engels and the Left Liberal tradition. Kautsky on the army and the state. Kautsky of German militarism. Conclusion -- Part II. The new militarism, 1900-14 -- 4. Karl Liebknecht and the end of democratic anti-militarism. Liebknecht's Militarism. Reflections in prison. Conclusion -- 5. The economics of armament. Military spending and economic crisis. Monopoly prices and economic growth. The military-industrial complex. Conclusion -- 6. The turn to pacifism, 1907-1914. From national defence to pacifism. Programme and policy. August 1914: from pacifism to national defence. Conclusion -- Conclusion. Subjects; Liebknecht, Karl 1871-1919. Marx, Karl 1818-1883. Kautsky, Karl 1854-1938. Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands History. Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands. 1800-1918. Militarism Germany History. Socialism Germany 19th century. Militarism. Politics and government. Socialism.
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